Sunlight and Shadow
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A new spin on "The Magic Flute" by an acclaimed author!
In a time when the world was young and many things were quite commonplace that are now entirely forgotten, Sarastro, Mage of the Day, wed Pamina, the Queen of the Night. And in this way was the world complete, for light was joined to dark. For all time would they be joined together. Only the ending of the world could tear them apart. In other words, in the days in which my parents married, there was no such thing as divorce....
Thus begins the tale of Mina, a girl-child born on the longest night of the darkest month of the year. When her father looked at her, all he saw was what he feared: By birth, by name, by nature, she belonged to the Dark. So when Mina turned sixteen, her father took her away from shadow and brought her into sunlight.
In retaliation, her mother lured a handsome prince into a deadly agreement: If he frees Mina, he can claim her as his bride.
Now Mina and her prince must endure deadly trials -- of love and fate and family -- before they can truly live happily ever after....
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I read this book back in high school (not for school). I have read it multiple times (its not long) and have a fondness for it.
It was nice. It is not my preference to have stories from multiple viewpoints, especially when there is no distinction from one to the next until you are perhaps a few paragraphs in. The parents were...shallow characters and trust was as easily forged as broken.
I did like that the girls were set up to hate on each other but looked past it immediately. Oh, and not the first nor second eligible man we meet is the actual suitor. A bit refreshing, though still does the love at first sight thing.
Series
4 primary books5 released booksOnce Upon a Time is a 18-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Cameron Dokey, Teresa Medeiros, and 5 others.
